Silver Alert for missing Deer Park resident

The Deer Park Police Department is searching for 83-year-old Joseph Leger. The elderly man has been diagnosed with a cognitive impairment.

Leger is described as standing at a height of 5-feet 6-inches tall, weighing 185 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen on Thursday wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans and driving a white 1997 Ford Crown Victoria with Texas license plate number BBN 7173.

Law enforcement officers believe Leger's disappearance poses a credible threat to his own health and safety.

Anyone with information regarding Leger is encouraged to contact the Deer Park Police Department by phone at 281- 479-1511.